Agentic AI Engineer - Ottawa
Core
Building and supporting production-ready AI automation systems and multi-step agents that integrate with live tools and APIs.
Role type
Agentic AI Engineer (Backend)
Builds
Production-ready software services for parsing, processing logic, and reporting; multi-stage coordination workflows for autonomous agents.
Domain
AI automation, backend engineering, large language model orchestration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Backend engineering, AI automation, complex system integration, multi-turn system interaction management, SQL database proficiency, strong proficiency in at least two major programming languages (Python, JavaScript, Go, Java), attention to detail, technical feedback on system behavior
Preferred skills
Designing multi-stage coordination workflows, integrating agents with live tools (Supabase, Gmail, APIs), implementing persistent state and session discovery, identifying security issues (privacy leaks, authority escalation, prompt injection)
Technologies
Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL
Responsibilities
Provide human feedback to train advanced AI systems and improve agent performance, contribute to projects teaching LLMs to plan and coordinate complex workflows, support development of proactive multi-step agents by evaluating behavior in realistic scenarios, work on architectural orchestration tasks requiring structured reasoning, review complex system outcomes and provide detailed technical observations
Seniority
Mid-level (2+ years experience)